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separate from — to be apart or disconnected from something or someone

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to be apart or disconnected from something or someone

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsepərət frʌm/

Example Sentences

  • My work life is completely separate from my personal life.
  • The twins insist on having beds separate from each other because one snores like a freight train.
  • The garage is separate from the house.

separate from

VERB

[/ˈsepərət frʌm/]

to be apart or disconnected from something or someone

Each component was separate from the others after the mixture was divided.
💡 Concept

Each component was separate from the others after the mixture was divided.

The royal garden was separate from the busy city. (APART + NOT TOGETHER = BE SEPARATE FROM)
🧠 Mnemonic

The royal garden was separate from the busy city. (APART + NOT TOGETHER = BE SEPARATE FROM)

What is separate from one world may be completely different from another.
🎵 Rhyme

What is separate from one world may be completely different from another.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsepərət frʌm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsepərət frɒm/

🌳Etymology

Rootseparate
Suffix-from

🎵Rhyme

desperatecorporatemoderate
desperate
corporate
moderate

🔗Collocations

completely separate from
keep separate from
remain separate from
separate from reality
separate from the main building

📝Examples

“My work life is completely separate from my personal life.”

😄 Fun example

“The twins insist on having beds separate from each other because one snores like a freight train.”

“The garage is separate from the house.”

😄 Fun example

“His imagination seems completely separate from reality - he thinks he can fly if he jumps off the roof.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

apart fromdisconnected fromisolated fromdetached from

Antonyms

connected tojoined withattached to

Related

dividesplitisolatedetachdisconnect

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